Railroad highway crossing



July 1, 1930. A, P. Rm. 1,769,464

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A Pi.;- RICH RAILROAD IGHWAX, CROSS ING Filed Nov. 1, 1929" 3 Sheets -Sheet 2 Inventor A iiorney July 1, 1930. l 1,769,464

' RAILROAD HIGHWAY CROSSING I Filed Nov. 1, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Z8 '26 Inventor v .Z/& I U u u u I o o 0 0 By ttorney In the drawings:

Patented July 1, 1930 ANTHONY PETER: 31 011, or LATBOBE, PENNSYLVANIA RAI'IlnoAn IGHwliY 'cnossme Application filed I Ipvemter 1,1929; "Serial lfljoiii4j042Q This invention relates to an improved crossingof the type generally referred to in the art as ahighway crossing, such stru'c tures being provided to facilitate pasage of 5 vehicular traffic across railroad 'tracks;

-The invention has more specific reference to a sturdy part-metahcrossing, characterized by an assembly of rail bedplates andcomplemental' highway bed plates, together 10 with'novel and practicable supporting and fastening'appurtenances therefor,

V In carrying the invention into practice, I

have evolved and'produced a railbed assem-v 2 efiicient mannerwith the ties and rails;

' Other structural features, details, and ad'- Vantages accompanying the same will be come morereadily' apparent from the following. description and drawings.

Figure '1 is a topjfplan viewiot the com: plete structure as constructed in accordance with the presentinvention.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view f' '30 taken approximately upon the plane of'the t'aken'on'the plane ofthe line 3 -3 of'Fig ureI. f g

F igure'et is a similar longitudinal elevational view with one of the rails removed to showtherailbed plate structureQ i i Figures 5. and}; are perspective views of the section of the supportingrstringers.

40 Figu e? S P an view of one of the details. 1 j Referring to Figure 2 it will be observed that thereference character 8 designates a conventional cross' tie while, the reference characters 9 represent the conventionaltrack rails.= The highway crossing is divided into two-principal sections, namely, the railbed plate assembly which is located between the track 'railsand the highway bed plate parts which-are located onopposite sides of the f Figure 3 isfa longitudinal sectionalviewtrack rails and in alinement with the highway; to afford approaches to the first named assembly. The rail bed assembly comprises a pair of companion plates 10 which are located between the rails 9 with their adjacent edges in'abutting relationship, these plates being supported in a plane substantially even with the tread portions of the rails. The edges of these plates 10 adjacent the rails are spaced therefrom to afford clearance channels as at 11 inFigure 2'to ac'commodatethe car. Wheel flanges (not shown). These plates 10 are bolted or otherwisefastened to the transverse supporting stringers and each stringer embodies a pair of companion sec-1 tions' 12' having their inner-ends cut and, joined together as at 13 in Figure 2 and having their outer ends formed with insulated extensions 14' to cooperate with the web portion of the rail, and to provide the, clearance channels 11 as described. a v Itwill be observed that I provide a series of threespaced parallel supporting stringers in" the present arrangement I also in? vite attention .to the fact that these are ad;-

justably connectedtogether by appropriate wear. take-up'means. For instance, as seen in Figure 2, associated with the'joint'13 with each stringer is a pair of L-shaped brackets "15 with which similarly shaped links 16 are connected, the links being joined.,"to

' gether through the mediumof a '.'nut equipped bolt 17. This affords a firm joint between the sections 12 of the supporting stringer. r

' The means for attaching the stringer to the rails 'issomewhat the same. For instance, the means at each end comprises'a bracket '18'of L-shaped design fastened to the adjacent end portion of the'tie" and carrying asimilarly shaped right-angularly disposed connecting link 19'with whicha retentionbolt2O is joined. s

This'bolt'bears against the web portion oftherail and constitutes an adjustable stop and retaining device. I t a The rail bed plate assembly also includes guard and approach devices at the opposite endthereof. In other words, as is shown which" are disposed at right angles to the adjacent stringers and which bridge the i complemental ties; Theseare fastened to .the' adjacent stringer =by. complemental V p brackets; 22 and 23'irespectiyely, ljhese' feet i V carry 'iriclinedgattaching platesjfl l on whic h the l giiardi' plate 1 is f bolted or otherwise plate 26 which. is arrangedfinf:flushmelationmain plate 10."

taching leaf 27 which hashotches along one sa es seen at 8in. F urelvTheo n tched s e rsdbyt fliebo tsflw fiethe main plates. 10. ,rhe mmemges and 26,; aflord ai qn e l b Pre h e h mainzp atf 'whiclr serye to 'gpreyeht. hains and s dep" ee hinel on;i h r ssir e a L "ra hi ay b dp wfi em y is semg tec de oil the track, anda mine; ra s, f. a} a n, rom.

I constructed as at w l l q w vi v he ei s nd n edema, ea h lnn i me e angularpbrackets a an; "t sses A a ,I F QL Gh asgt he m sm a ducting e e the ira ui e'ta l ie su sl ti l ii on1 .ityi it q ss ryi o i ude the (aforesaid Qinsiflgttedi extremities; l4;

ps 3 of a I ie l w t riel b tween and the MieOne a ss -ia 1w,- iz -gd'e il's and V field" of 'iiii entioii claimed ,iilay be resorted to in actual practiceifi red a:

mounted. This guard plate abuts" a tread -tions'together, bracketsattached to the outer endg.portionsu'ancl: including extensible refship t0 the. adjacentedge portion it f irsn e t epr ide a Plate d shte m n a -731 1.. wh h est. fji fs ie ties Ee enedk s he eian i'which -usting memberfiet. This stas andif ste 1& e enab e ppr abh ior, r rti n t e all advantages: of this improvr V V necessary.

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ie i iee if a he 9 w l li eibee rail bed plate assembly comprising apluraI- ityof spaced parallel stringers adapted to r tention bolts adaptedto engage the web por- V i V i. v i ti oiis of-tlie'rai-ls, together with plates bridg- 'Thistread plate 26 is ,bQltedtov a; metal at- I rality of spaced parallel stringers 1 adapted to be slipportedon rail ties;eachfstringer m ri in emplsiee tel; 'septioesj ha i 1 thein; inner ends disposed in abutting relaem n amm rwe d were 'b ide} t aid. tri i srslei flgk flept e l dispose'din aplane ith the treadipgirtions ofhear -ls, a d, inclin ea e s a'P- P ea h. isaas at heip f e n udinal iporfipnstreadplat scam in i upe pe g' ee't is rsed at; ht x s sl t 1 f -tel lifa'tlia marin ere ab eppr I p teiiam c zontal tread plate'separabl main bs lll ts Ml-ie R 1 1 bed 1 and he cmpl ame e 119 prea'h pletes.

descfib prising, ALP. & p01 a g? strin samba-seat! i rqli supporti 913:. la Ql -7- $fiflii hin QQ E-Q QQI f i of half secti oiiis the inner ends;

'ebliittin lations ip; the 'eii i e b n providd with r 'i clg r extension fo coeps at on witlith We p rti a lb ith j ii etra-s i rail P i f f l mpa i n hreeket i f stsned 0 h i ne' i ed Port s of said stringensections, links cohnecte V aid bra ket-5,; d a elt jo ni aidn s fid sfi 'i: 0? fi si e-insih biittii g n s of h seti n g t r; i rpaijmf i b t lit 'elli' v l' edi fes kt elsof e n la e meme e 3 a filz-ii eti a; Jin s '1' aea stringers and constructed to assume a'position substantially flush with the tread rtions of the track rails, the longitudlnal edge portions of said plates terminating in- Wardly of the aforesaid extensions to provide Wheel flange clearance spaces, approach means at each end of said structure-jcernprising an inclined plate adapted to' extend transversely between the track rails, supporting feet therefor joined to the" adjacent stringers, an intervening treadv plate between the inclined plateand the main platform plate, and notched connecting plates 7 fastened to the underside of said treadplates and also fastenedto the corresponding sides of the main platform plate.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signa- ANTHONY PETER RICH.

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